The IndependentWhen many film fans remember Christopher Lee, his role as evil white wizard Saruman in The Lord of the Rings will be one of the first to spring to mind. But while that performance was brilliant, the ingenious way Lee bagged it is even more awesome.

6/11/2015 12:50:28 PM

The Canadian singer turned photographer Bryan Adams has given his tribute to Lee, including this 2010 portrait Adams took himself:

Tim Burton, who directed Lee in a number of films, has said this; "Christopher has been an enormous inspiration to me my entire life. I had the honour and pleasure to work with him on five films (Sleepy Hollow, Charlie And The Chocolate Factory, Corpse Bride, Alice In Wonderland and Dark Shadows).

"He was the last of his kind - a true legend - who I'm fortunate to have called a friend. He will continue to inspire me and I'm sure countless others for generations to come."

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Chloe Moretz, who worked alongside Lee on Hugo (2011), wrote a series of tweets in tribute:

The IndependentElijah Wood has paid touching tribute to the late actor Sir Christopher Lee.

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The chief executive of Bafta is the latest person to pay tribute to Lee. Amanda Barry said she was "deeply saddened" by the news, and called him "truly talented" and "versatile".

Here is here statement in full:

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Sir Christopher Lee, a truly talented and versatile actor. His biography, and therefore his legacy, is one that many in the film industry can only dream of.

"He appeared in over 200 films, including some of the most iconic of our times. Throughout his career, which stretched from the 1940s to date, there were so many outstanding performances - in Dracula, The Wicker Man, The Man with the Golden Gun, to name just a few of his many credits, and more recently, the Bafta and Oscar-winning Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit.

"Sir Christopher received the Academy Fellowship, the highest honour Bafta can bestow, at the Film Awards in 2011; at the time he described it as a very unexpected but very great honour."

6/11/2015 3:41:22 PM

As different parts of the world wake up to the news that Lee has died, the tributes keep coming.

Master of the macabre director Tim Burton has told BBC News: "When I first looked at his CV, I thought something this heavy could be a novel or a copy of War And Peace or something - he did so much, it was an amazing body of work.

"He inspired an entire generation of film-makers."

6/11/2015 4:38:31 PM

Fans of Lee have been sharing a behind-the-scenes video from the Hobbit trilogy revealing the revered actor’s great humour and warm personality.

In the video, he jokes about his wardrobe, eyebrow acting, and talks about WWII.